Prison Break (TV Series)

Progeny (2017)

Mark Feuerstein: Jacob Anton Ness

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• Jacob Anton Ness : If you're planning something, I'll always be a step ahead of you. You know that. I can see everything in your eyes.

  Michael Scofield : It's what's behind the eyes that counts, Professor.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Hmm.

  Michael Scofield : So you're gonna wait a year for me to find my way out of Sittwe? Or are you gonna get me a partner, so we can get on with the business of changing the world?

  Jacob Anton Ness : [handing the envelope back]  Done.

• Jacob Anton Ness : I own you, Scofield. I know everything about you. Even your most mundane actions, like the zoo. What's with you and the zoo?

  Michael Scofield : I go there to think.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Eighteen times in the past month? A lot of thinking.

  Michael Scofield : I was figuring out how to get your guy out of Barranquilla.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Hmm.

  Michael Scofield : Turns out he's not just a rebel leader; he's a murderous sociopath.

  Jacob Anton Ness : That's the only way to make omelets.

  Michael Scofield : I need to know more about our targets. If I'm facilitating escapes, we can't have surprises.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Be proud. You and me, we're changing the world.

  Michael Scofield : Doesn't make it right.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Don't act like you're suddenly a fan of the status quo, okay? The system, it's slow, stupid, and doomed to fail. That's why you had to bust your brother out in the first place.

• Jacob Anton Ness : New ink since the last time I saw you. Working on a new plan?

  Michael Scofield : No. No new plan. Just get tired of looking at empty skin.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Uh-huh. You know, it was those tats at Fox River that caught my eye in the first place. I had to know everything about the man who wore his plans on his skin. In plain sight, yet so mysterious.

• Jacob Anton Ness : The key to real power is to disappear.

  Claudia (Student) : Hi, Professor Ness.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Hello, Claudia.

  [to Michael] 

  Jacob Anton Ness : Yeah, the secret to real power is to never betray your intentions, to wear nothing on your sleeve. And to never let anyone see your face.

• Michael Scofield : Next time I'm sitting in solitary, I'll think of you in here, running the world in air-conditioned comfort.

  Jacob Anton Ness : I've spent my time in the field. You all set for Myanmar? It's only a few weeks off.

  Michael Scofield : [handing him an envelope]  That's why I'm here. I want to bring someone on board.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Oh, really?

  Michael Scofield : The prison camp at Sittwe is a two-man job. I've been watching this guy. He'll be useful.

  Jacob Anton Ness : Watching him? You in charge of recruting now?

  Michael Scofield : Trust me, the last thing I want to do is suck someone else into this. He'll have my back and he'll speed things up, increase our odds.

  Jacob Anton Ness : [opening the envelope, he sees a dossier on Whip]  Not exactly a distinguished career.

  Michael Scofield : He's held up well in prison and he's got a mean streak. And he grew up without a family. It means he can be manipulated.